0:04:07 George talks about Yosemite, the latest Apple operating system. See the EWABS Facebook group to see how it’s working for people.

0:05:46 Harry Schearer is now teaching VO. http://harryshearer.com/ He’s the artist in residence at Loyola University.

0:06:57 George talks about the new Acon Digital app for getting rid of clicks. It’s called the “Restoration Suite” for getting rid of clicks, clips and a de-noiser, all for $99. http://acondigital.com/products/restoration-suite/

0:07:59 World Voices Organization (WoVO) held it’s annual meeting online last week. This year’s accomplishments: 501c status, first conference, meetup groups worldwide, new slogan (“We speak for those who speak for a living”), new logo, new job search site, new organization website, reference materials, and membership doubled in the last year. Coming soon: Tech certification of personal studios.

0:10:49 George takes care of a question from last week about the Avalon mic pre-amp. It’s complicated, and George sorts through it. “If it sounds good it is good.” One option: The Behringer UCA 202 http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UCA202.aspx or you have spend a lot more money. The Apogee duet analog to digital converter is in the middle, about $600.

0:13:42 Dan shows the iTrack Solo. The high-end gear is for rock musicians.

0:14:31 Jerry Reed asks how to record while Skyping in Linux. George replies. He uses Call Recorder by Ecamm (http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/), which is for Mac. On Windows, George likes Pamela for Skype: http://www.pamela.biz/en/

0:29:47 Chris Heward, from Edmunton, Alberta, Canada. He talks about his work in stand up comedy.

0:34:02 Dan asks what it’s like hanging out with other comedians. Chris tells the tale.

0:37:33 Chris realizes he wanted to try acting and started taking lessons. He hit voice-over and got a job from his very first audition. Chris tells some fun stories about his work.

0:40:28 Chris tells the story about working for a filmmaker who turned out to be a serial killer. Chris spent 3 weeks knowing the police were gathering information and having a deadline for him to come up with money for the film.

0:44:59 Chris was on some US TV shows about the incident.

0:46:19 George asked how this whole experience influenced Chris’ VO career. Chris contacted George and asked him about gear. Chris decided to go online to find out what Don Lafontaine had in his studio. Chris finally found George who told him not to buy expensive gear.

0:48:57 Dan asks what Chris has in his studio. Gear talk ensues. Chris geared up before he thought about having a studio.

0:51:38 And the moral of the story…followed by more gear talk.

0:52:52 Chris talks about finding a VO coach. He ended up doing a show at the Laugh Factory and now it’s his “home club.” He met MJ Lallo who coached him a real short notice.